In memory of
Benito Juárez
Zapotec lawyer and president of Mexico
- Born
- Died
- Lived
- 66 years
- Resting place
- Panteón de San Fernando, Mexico City, Mexico
Orphaned at three and speaking only Zapotec until he was twelve, Juárez walked to the city of Oaxaca, learned Spanish, trained as a lawyer and became the first indigenous president of Mexico.
He led the resistance against the French occupation and the emperor they installed, governing from a black carriage as his republic moved from town to town. His mausoleum in San Fernando shows him lying dead in the arms of the nation.
This page was written by the site, from public historical records.
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